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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Penny War Fund

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

Mrs. E. M. Whinfield writes:—A meeting of the collectors of the Penny War Fund was held in the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon. It was…

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Tennis and War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 1

The Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria has decided that the annual, inter-club pennant competition shall be abandoned this year. In view of the…

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The War. In the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 1

Operations at Prasnysz have concluded. Two German army corps were thrown back to the frontier. Ten thousand Germans were taken…

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The War. Russia's Great Success. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

It is declared by a French military expert at Warsaw that the Russian success at Pr[?]ny throws open the Prussian frontier at its most vulnerable…

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Dubbo War Funds. Report and Balance Sheet. Over £2000 DONATED

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

A meeting of the citizens was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday night to receive the report and balance sheet in connection with the local Patriotic…

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Huge Floating Dock Its Use in War. Britain's Mediterranean Possession

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 6

The British Admiralty has a huge floating dock, with a lifting capacity of 32,000 tons, in the Mediterranean. The dock wan completed in 1912 by…

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War and the Woman

Western Age · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

He held up the familiar dirty paper upon which the Post Office writes the most momentous of messages, and then showed his companion that it had come from…

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Latest War News. SYDNEY

Western Age · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 2

The press bureau announces that the German submarine US was sunk by destroyers of the Dover fiotilla. The crow are prisoners, and they state…

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War Items. Recruiting Falling Off. Sydney

Western Age · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 2

This week's recruiting is disappointing, and it is practically certain that the thousand mark will not be reached…

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Soldiers' Midnight Carol

Western Age · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 3

"A story runs that on Christmas Eve, while Prussian and French lay entrenched against each other in the war that lost France the two fair provinces she may recover…

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The War To-day's Wires

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 2

The French Minister of Marine has issued an official statement regarding the bombardment of the Dardanelles. It is to the effect that the battleships…

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The War News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

A Ge[?]va message reports the receipt [?] advices that Britain has bought the [?]ole of the Argentine wheat harvest [?] 1916…

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Our Young Soldiers. Successful March and Bivouac

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 4

On Saturday and Sunday the young soldiers forming the "B" company of the 42nd Regiment of the Commonwealth Citizens' Forces were given their…

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The War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 1

A message from Paris states that the Allies demolished the enemy trenches in the sand dunes. The bombardment of Rheims lasted…

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Charg. the War. Irresistible French Greece Decides in Favor of Allies. Seven German Submarines Sunk. Dramatic Coup Imminent London, Monday night. Seven German Submarines Sunk. Dramatic Coup Imminent. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

A Paris paper states that the mine swcopers in the Dardanelles preceded the French squadron, destroying five rows of mines in the vicinity of Chauak…

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Latest War News. SYDNEY

Western Age · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 2

Amsterdam messages state that for the first time since Admiral Beatty's engagement heavy gun fire was beard in the North Sen on Tuesday…

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War, According to

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 8

The Enlisted Man: A chance to break the deadly routine of the parade gronnd with some real excitement. In isolated cases to provide opportunities for…

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The War To-day's Wires

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

The Admiralty announces that three British vessels have been torpedoed by German submarines. The restoration of Abdul Hamid…

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The War News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 3

Turkey has appealed to Austria for immediate help. Replying to the appeal Austria admonishes Turkey against despairing of final victory. She advised the…

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Germany's War Maps

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 3

Mr. W. C. Harris, teacher of the Eulomogo Public School, has got hold of a war map which is issued in Germany. Rather are there two maps—…

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